He's being quarantined at Sunnybrook Hospital, and his family members are in "self isolation" as a precaution to keep the disease from spreading. Still, Tam said she expects more coronavirus cases w...

Dr. David Williams, Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, said they are 95% sure it is the virus. Ontario health officials told a news conference the patient is a male in his 50s, who arrived i...

The Department of Public Health organizes tests for the novel coronavirus in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). She encouraged concerned residents to consult official sources of h...

The central government said it would send three million face masks, 114,000 protective suits and 110,000 pairs of medical gloves to Wuhan, according to state broadcaster China Central Television. The ...

Dr. Tam said that passengers who do not receive a phone call from public health authorities do not need to take precautions. Dr. Jerome Leis of Sunnybrook said the presence of an infected patient at...

Ontario health officials said his family members have been put into self isolation, though the government declined to give the number of people in the family. He also praised the city's health authori...

A leading infectious disease specialist treating two of the patients said the illness appears less serious than comparable previous outbreaks, such as the SARS epidemic that resulted in more than 80...

Some initial products could become available by early 2022. As the 2020 presidential campaigns ramp up, health care costs remains a key issue for voters. BCBS companies now participating in the Civi...

The respiratory contagion, which has so far claimed 56 lives and sickened almost 1,600, have been reported in Beijing, Shanghai, Macau, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and has reached other countries like Japan...

Specialist military medical teams have also been flown into Hubei province, where half of the cases have been diagnosed, reflecting the concern at the highest level in China about the speed at which t...

A growing number of cities and provinces were enacting their own travel restrictions to contain the virus. The Foreign Office updated its guidance to "advise against all travel to Hubei province", w...

Thailand has five cases confirmed; Japan, Vietnam and South Korea two each; and one in Taiwan. He said he was not anxious either before he flew over or while he was in China . After reading that Publ...

But 15 of the 17 were over 60, and more than half suffered from other chronic diseases including Parkinson's and diabetes. They worry more about antibiotic-resistant bugs, say, or nonseasonal flu pa...

In Wuhan, the epicenter of the emergency, 450 military medics were deployed to help treat patients where a seafood and live animal market has been identified as the center of the outbreak. The victim ...

While there have been no confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Canada, Ontario medical officials believe it could happen and are assuring the public they're prepared. "This was a disease unknown to sc...

Wuhan residents shared their anguish on China's Twitter-like Weibo platform, with one describing being on the "verge of tears" when the de facto quarantine was announced. The patient has been placed i...

Ltd, and, within 72 hours the vaccine reached Male. Thereafter, at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Health, H.E. Abdulla Ameen, Minister of Health presented a Certificate of Appreciation to H.E. I...

Earlier on Friday a case was confirmed in Chicago , the second in the US. All passengers from the man's flight would be contacted as a precaution. On January 19, myocardial ischemia complicated with...

Riley says the best way to avoid getting the flu is by getting the vaccine. Members of the public are advised that the influenza virus is serious and generally more severe than the common cold. Only...

Outbreaks of novel (new) virus infections among people are always a public health concern, but regular training prepares public health staff and partners to handle emerging disease outbreaks like the ...

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Some are going as far as dunking their food in, and drinking bleach - yeah, I'm being serious. The results were gotten from a survey carried out by the CDC. "The biggest spaces were found in knowledge about safe preparation of cleaning and disinfectant solutions and about the storage of hand sanitizers out of the reach of kids", added the CDC.

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Administrators of both universities, which are affiliated, said Saturday's graduation for the technical university would instead be "refocused" on students, with a nursing graduate as the only speaker. "We are excited to host a truly unique commencement ceremony during this unprecedented time for our students to celebrate with family and friends their accomplishments" said WSU Tech President Sheree Utash said in a release.

The awards will be presented in virtual format, and the broadcast of the award ceremony will be done from a closed studio. The lack of diversity at the Bafta film awards in January was a major talking point, with Steve McQueen saying the awards risked becoming " irrelevant " if it continued to ignore BAME talent.

Molly said during the first two days of bringing him home, Chai was "like a normal puppy " but then he became very unwell and lethargic. In a statement to Newsbeat, though, the company that sold Mr Chai , Tiffany Puppies , has insisted he was a "a healthy dog".